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sestra

//sěstra//
Serbo-Croatiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    sister
  2. 2.
    nun, ellipsis of časna sestra
  3. 3.
    nurse, ellipsis of medicinska sestra

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • sèstrīn
  • sèstrīnskī
  • sèstrica
  • sȅstrična
  • sȅstrić
  • sèstrīnstvo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Forms

  • sèstracanonical • feminine
  • сѐстраcyrillic
Locative
Singular
sèstri
Plural
sèstrama
Instrumental
Singular
sèstrōm
Plural
sèstrama
Nominative
Singular
sèstra
Plural
sèstre
Genitive
Singular
sèstrē
Plural
sestárā
Dative
Singular
sèstri
Plural
sèstrama
Accusative
Singular
sèstru
Plural
sèstre
Vocative
Singular
sȅstro
Plural
sȅstre

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